It begins with the woodwinds soft low and warm Next the violins enter at first intermittently and then the brass burst forth with the chorus shortly thereafter Forcing the listener to run the gamut of emotions from fear to joy horror to relief and with overwhelming force and great empowerme
Archbishop Joseph E Kurtz of Louisville Kentucky was elected this morning president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops USCCB during the bishops rsquo annual fall General Assembly November 12 in Baltimore The election marks a return to form as the bishops elevated the previous term
The U S bishops met in Baltimore today for the last meeting that will be led by outgoing president New York 39 s Cardinal Timothy Dolan Among the main events of the day what would have been a more or less perfunctrory status report on Catholic Relief Services from Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanas n
In his final address as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan outlined a series of steps the bishops can take to protect religious freedom around the world quot a central social and political concern of our time quot Speaking at the openin